Spark (Marit Larsen album)

Spark is the third album from Norwegian singer-songwriter Marit Larsen, and was released on 18 November 2011. The information was made available via Marit Larsen's Tumblr page. On 31 July 2011 Marit Larsen began to post information about her third album on her Tumblr. On 7 October 2011 she announced the name of the album and track list. The first single, "Coming Home" had premiered on NRK P3 and on her Facebook page on 15 October. The album produced two singles; "Coming Home" and "Don't Move". The album spawned 2 number one songs in the Philippine Top 100 Songs Chart where in "Coming Home" stayed atop for 4 consecutive weeks, which gave Marit her first number one song in the Philippines as a solo artist and her non-single song "Last Night" stayed for 2 consecutive weeks in the early 2012, serving as her second number one song.

Spark
Studio album by
Marit Larsen
Released18 November 2011
RecordedAugust/September 2011
GenrePop/Folk
Length43:53
LabelEMI
ProducerKåre Christoffer Vestrheim
Marit Larsen chronology
If a Song Could Get Me You
(2009)		 Spark
(2011)		 When The Morning Comes
(2014)
Singles from Spark
  1. "Coming Home"
    Released: 14 October 2011
  2. "Don't Move"
    Released: 30 January 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Bergens Tidende[1]
Dagbladet[2]
GAFFA.dk[3]
NRK Lydverket[4]
Verdens Gang[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keeper of the Keys"Marit Larsen04:01
2."Don't Move"Larsen, Peter Zizzo03:45
3."What If"Larsen04:57
4."I Can't Love You Anymore"Larsen, Teitur Lassen04:21
5."Coming Home"Larsen03:59
6."Me and the Highway"Larsen05:01
7."Last Night"Larsen04:20
8."Have You Ever"Larsen, Zizzo04:04
9."Fine Line"Larsen04:25
10."That Day"Larsen04:45
Total length:43:53

Chart
Chart (2011–2012) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums Chart 2
Swiss Albums Chart 36
German Albums Chart 57

Singles
Year Single Norwegian Singles Chart Norwegian Radio Chart German Singles Chart Philippines Top 100 Songs
2011 "Vår Beste Dag" 1 1 –
2011 "Coming Home" 18 5 75 1
2012 "Don't Move" – – – –
2012 "Last Night" – – – 1

Technical credits
  • Marit Larsen – Vocals, arranger, Piano, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Glockenspiel, Zither, Harmonica, Celeste, Hand Claps, Church Organ.
  • Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim – Producer, arranger, Piano, Harpsichord, Celeste, Cowbell, Hand Claps, Accordion, Electric Guitar.
  • Geir Sundstøl – Acoustic Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, Harp.
  • Tor Egil Kreken – Bass, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
  • Torstein Lofthus – Drums
  • Michael Scott Hartung – Recording engineers, Acoustic Guitar, Mixed.
  • Tommy Kristiansen – Acoustic Guitar
  • Hans Andreas Horntveth Jansen – Assistant recording engineers
  • Kristoffer Bonsaksen – Assistant recording engineers
  • Artwork – Erland G. Banggren
  • Photography – Jørgen Gomnæs

Certifications
Country Certifications Sales/Shipments
Norway Gold 25,000+

Trivia

In her Tumblr page, Marit Larsen talked about a track entitled "Blue Print", but it didn't make the final track list.

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References
  1. Balansekunstneren Larsen
  2. Trenger ikke en flåsete dansekonkurranse
  3. Marit Larsen: Spark – Anmeldelse – GAFFA.dk
  4. NRK Lydverket » Eit forsiktig spark
  5. Marit Larsen: «Spark»
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